Were You Always an Italian?: Ancestors and Other Icons of Italian America

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Customs & Traditions, Emigration & Immigration, Anthropology
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Author: Maria Laurino ISBN: 9780393343519
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Publication: June 17, 2001
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company Language: English
Author: Maria Laurino
ISBN: 9780393343519
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication: June 17, 2001
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English

"One of the best books about the immigrant experience in America....unique and gracefully written."—San Francisco Chronicle

Maria Laurino sifts through the stereotypes bedeviling Italian Americans to deliver a penetrating and hilarious examination of third-generation ethnic identity. With "intelligence and honesty" (Arizona Republic), she writes about guidos, bimbettes, and mammoni (mama's boys in Italy); examines the clashing aesthetics of Giorgio Armani and Gianni Versace; and unravels the etymology of southern Italian dialect words like gavone and bubidabetz. According to Frances Mayes, she navigates the conflicting forces of ethnicity "with humor and wisdom."

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"One of the best books about the immigrant experience in America....unique and gracefully written."—San Francisco Chronicle

Maria Laurino sifts through the stereotypes bedeviling Italian Americans to deliver a penetrating and hilarious examination of third-generation ethnic identity. With "intelligence and honesty" (Arizona Republic), she writes about guidos, bimbettes, and mammoni (mama's boys in Italy); examines the clashing aesthetics of Giorgio Armani and Gianni Versace; and unravels the etymology of southern Italian dialect words like gavone and bubidabetz. According to Frances Mayes, she navigates the conflicting forces of ethnicity "with humor and wisdom."

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